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From the Honorable JULES LOUIS COLIN, Barrister-at-Law, Member of the Legislative und Executive Councils, und Procureur and Advocate Generni.
Procureur General's Chambers, April 2nd, 1869,
Dear Sir,-- I have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the skill and energy with which you have conducted before the District Magistrate of Grand Port the prosecutions which were entrusted to your care as Deputy of the Procureur General.
The intelligent manner in which you, as Inspector of Police, have investigated into cases of Felony during preliminary inquiries has, for a long time, been noticed in the Supreme Court and in
this Office.
Believe me, dear Sir, yours very faithfully,
To T. F. Rice, Esq.,
Inspector of Police, Mahebourg.
J. L. COLIN, Acting Procureur General.
From Major O'BRIEN, Inspector General of Police, Mauritius.
Port Louis, 11th March 1869.
My dear Mr. Rice,-It affords me great pleasure to bear testimony to the zeal and energy you have shown while under my orders as an Inspector in charge of the Police of one of the most important districts of this Colouy.
Were 1 to single out any special services to which you may lay claim, I would certainly allude to the promptness and activity you evinced in succouring the Poor and Sick during the fearful epidemic now I trust on the wane, and though I personally wish you every success in obtaining advancement, which you welt merit, out of Mauritius, yet I cannot but feel officially that I am, in so doing, depriving myself of the services of one of my best Officers,
Believe me to remain yours faithfully,
J. T. N. O'BRIEN,
Major Unattached and Inspector General of Police,
To T. F. RICE, Esq.,
Inspector of Police, Mahebourg,
From Lieut.-Col. MACDONALD, Acting Inspector General of Police, Mauritius, 1866 and 1867.
Mont à l'Abbé House, Jersey, May 27th, 1869.
Having been requested by Mr. RICE to bear testimony to his character and services during the period that I held the appointment of Acting Inspector General of Police in the Mauritius, I have much pleasure in stating that he being in charge of Grand Port District fulfilled all the duties of his Office, viz. Inspector of Police, entirely to my satisfaction, and his character was unimpeachable.
And in justice I have further to add that this Officer displayed great tact and judgment on many occasions, but especially in one instance, when disturbances of some inagnitude occurred on one or two Sugar Estates between the Emigrants and their Employers, he evinced superior intelligence.
I consider him highly worthy of promotion. `
P. MACDONALD,
(Signed)
Lieut. Col., H. P. late Commanding 2nd Batt. 13th Regiment,
and Acting Inspector General of Mauritius Police from October 1866 to October 1867.
From the Hon. HENRY NICHOLAS DUVERGER BEYTS, Member of the Legislative Council, Protector of Immigrants and President of the Poor Law Commission.
Mauritius, April 10th, 1869-
I have frequently had occasion to refer to Mr. Rice for information or assistance in matters concerning Emigrants, and I deem it only fair to him to acknowledge that on every such occasion I was struck with the tact and intelligence displayed by him in dealing with the questions referred to him.
He fully understood the spirit of the New Labor Law and contributed very much to the successful operation of that Law in his district.
His departure from Grand Port will, I think, be a great loss to the district.
H. N. D. BEYTS,
Member of the Legislative Council, Protector of Immigrants,
and President of the Poor Law Commission.
From CHARLES VICTOR ESNOUF, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, and Master of the Supreme Court,
Mauritius.
In the Supreme Court, Mauritius, March 16th 1869.
I have much pleasure in recording my testimony in favour of the high character and reputation enjoyed by Mr. Rice as a Police Officer.
During my District Magistracy of Port Louis, I had ample opportunity afforded me of appreciating alike his high character and the effective services he rendered, and I consider him eminently qualified for the Chief Command of a Police Force.
V. ESNOUF, Master of the Supreme Court.
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